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Choquequirao 5 Days 4 Nights

CHOQUEQUIRAO TREK 5D/4N

Tour de 5 DAYS 4 NIGHTS

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Choquequirao trek four days takes you to the last refuge of the Incas considered as such for all the vestiges that exist in the place, such as ceremonial plazas, warehouses, houses and many agricultural terraces that suggest inhabited by many people who fled of the Spanish conquerors. Choquequiraro is a significant archaeological site very interest full of history and mystery. Many consider that the place is much larger than Machu Picchu and much more interesting. Only 40% of the total area was rescued, the rest is covered in vegetation but it is still very interesting and worth visiting. The only way to get there is by walking, usually takes four days to attend two days hiking to reach the Inca site and one day to explore the are and then return along the same path. If you have enough time to visit this place, we recommend that you prepare physically well since this is one of the hardest treks that we have in Cusco.

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DAY 1: CUSCO - MIRADOR CAPULIYOC - SANTA ROSA

We will pass by your hotel at 5 am in the morning to pick you up and drive you to Curawasi for about 3 hours by car where we will make a brief stop for breakfast and then continue for an hour more to Mirador Capuliyoc to start the hike, once ready for the hike we start decending for 3 hours approximate to Chiquisca lunch spot where the cooks will be waiting with delicious lunch and after we will continue with downhill hike to Playa Rosalinas where we will have a break and then we start the uphill section for 2 hours to the camp of Santa Rosa once there we will set up all the campsite to then have a delicious dinner and spend the night at the campsite.

DAY 2: SANTA ROSA - CHOQUEQUIRAO - MARANPATA

Around 6 in the morning the cooks will wake you up with a hot coca tea then you get ready for breakfast after a nutritive meals at the campsite you start 2 hours uphill hike to Maranpata where the cooks, horsemen and horses will stay in order to make the lunch for the group and taking the lunch to Choquequirao for the group while you visit the arqueological complex. We will get to Choquequirao around 9.30 am to explore the area. The guide will explain you all about Choquequirao also you will have enough time to explore the area in your own then in the afternoon you go back to Maranpata to have dinner and spend a night in the camp.

DAY 3: MARANPATA - APURIMAC RIVER - CHIQUISCA

Around 8 in the morning we will wake up for breakfast and getting ready to return to Cusco. After breakfast we will initiate the trek to the canyon of the Apurimac river a descent that lasts approximately 3 hours once in the river we will spend a time of relaxation and we will have a delicious lunch prepared by our expert chefs, then we will go up for about two hours to the third camp located in Chiquisca. Once at the camp we get ready the camp then you will have the opportunity to interact with the locals and taste the typical a beverage made out of sugarcane. In the afternoon we will have dinner and spend the night in the camp.

DAY 4: CHIQUISCA - MIRADOR CAPULIYOC - CUSCO

The last day of our rek will start very early. The last part of the hike is back to Mirador Capuliyoc starts around 5 in the morning after breakfast. We start very early in order to avoid the intense sun that usually falls in the area after 4 hours uphill hike we will arrive to Mirador Capuliyoc to wait for lunch while you can enjoy the beautiful views of the surrounding mountains and the apurimac canyon then we will take a lunch and then take the car back to Cusco and arrive in Cusco around 4:30 in the afternoon. And we will drop you at your respective hotel.

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Student discount: valid student identity card required. Please send us a digital copy of your student id card after booking. Without this document we will not be able to apply the discount (a clear digital photo of the card will suffice).

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The archaeological complex of Choqekiraw (3,061 masl), which means "Cradle of Gold", is located on the northwestern border of the Cusco and Apurimac regions, in the Cordillera de Vilcabamba.
Choqekiraw was possibly built by the Inca Tupac Yupanqui, as an important ceremonial center, and ended up being the last refuge of the rebellious Incas, led by Manco Inca II, in his escape from the invaders by the Cordillera de Vilcabamba.
In this place, we can find squares, water sources, and ritual centers. Also Inca architecture structures and impressive agricultural platforms systems, with irrigation channels that show a high development of hydraulic engineering.
Recent studies propose that Choqequirau was the female complement of the Sacred Citadel of Machu Picchu, within the dual system and sacred geography, under which the Andean civilization developed.
Within the platform system, the site called Pacchayoc stands out, from where you can see the ravine (and waterfall) that provides water to Choquequiraw, as well as a large platform system, which probably goes to the vicinity of the Apurimac River. We also find a ceremonial rock for rituals related to agricultural activity.
Another important sector is the so-called "Llamayoq", a system of platforms decorated with 23 llamas and a shepherd, outlined with white stones, overlooking the snow-capped Qoriwayrachina.An interesting feature of these platforms, is the vertical position of the stones in the wall of containment of these.
Temperatures range from 5ºC / 41ºF, at night, to 23ºC / 73ºF at Half Day. The climate is semi arid / sub humid, crossing the valley of the Apurimac river, humidity comes from the environment. The surroundings of the archaeological complex, the climate corresponds to the humid forest. The seasons are divided into dry (April - October) and rains (November - March), with persistent precipitation.